Four arrested after gun fired in Salina apartment

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A man was arrested Wednesday on drug and firearm charges after he allegedly fired a gun in a Salina apartment, according to Salina police Capt. Paul Forrester.

The man and three others also could face chargtes of obstructing law enforcement.

Michael Moyer, 57, and Mark Harrington, 59, both of Salina, notified police after they heard a gunshot about 12:50 a.m. Wednesday. Officers observed a bullet hole in the ceiling of Moyer's apartment, located in the 100 block of East Prescott Avenue, Forrester said.

Officers attempted to contact the occupants of the apartment above and received no response, so they entered to check for victims, Forrester said. Four people were present in the apartment: Aaron Washington, 22, Whittney Cayce, 18, Shakeila Wallace, 19, and Kimberly Hagerman, 19, all of Salina.

Officers searched the apartment after obtaining a warrant and found crack cocaine, marijuana, a shell casing next to the bullet hole, drug paraphernalia and two handguns, Forrester said.

Washington was arrested on charges of marijuana possession with the intent to distribute, cocaine possession, possession of a firearm by a drug-addicted person, shooting into an occupied dwelling and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

Hagerman was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, providing false information and for a municipal warrant.

Washington, Hagerman, Wallace and Cayce were arrested on a charge of obstructing law enforcement for not answering the door when notified by officers.

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